Mission Ridge Church Podcast

This week on Footnotes: Jenn and Logan discuss anything and everything about delighting on Sabbath.

Jenn Bartlett delivers a message about delighting in Sabbath. *Sermon Notes: * Sabbath is a weekly 24-hour period we choose to set apart to cease from our regular routine so we can intentionally engage with God, ourselves, and those important to us. Psalm 37:2-7 Genesis 1:31 Implication: We were created to delight. *Your Next Steps: * Have discipleship conversation this week: What makes delight hard for you in this season? Experiment with one way to delight in God, yourself, and those important to you this Sabbath.

This week on **Footnotes: **Logan, Jenn, and Rob discuss "super sabbath", 4-day workweeks, the relation between an inability to stop and an inability to rest, and more!

Rob Croyle continues our series about Sabbath with a message about rest. *Sermon Notes: * Sabbath is a weekly 24-hour period we choose to set apart to cease from our regular routine so we can intentionally engage with God, ourselves, and those important to us. Hebrews 4:1-11 Matthew 12:9-12 *Implication: * You were created to need regular rest in God. Your Next Steps: Have a discipleship conversation this week: What gets in your way of fully resting? Experiment with “resting in God” in a new way this week.

This week on Footnotes: the crew discusses the definition of Sabbath, the idea of God being burnt out in various stories, and how a creation story that centers around rest is different than one that is centered around chaos.

Logan Daily starts a 5 week look at Sabbath with a message about stopping. Sermon Notes: Ezekiel 20:12-24 Genesis 2:1-3 Exodus 20:8-11 Deuteronomy 5:12-15 *Implication: * Stop. Allow yourself to Sabbath. Your Next Steps: Evaluate what your “not enough” is. Make Sabbath holy. Shift your schedule/habits to create a space to Sabbath.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Jenn, and Rob discuss 2 John and 3 John, how the Holy Spirit is referred to, and how the Spirit shows up in the Old Testament.

Rob Croyle finishes our look at the letters of John with a sermon that asks how well we are connected to the Holy Spirit. Sermon Notes: 1 John 5:1-21 John 3:1-6 Acts 2:38 See Also: Luke 11:13, John 4:22-24, John 6:63, John 14:16-27, John 15:26-27, John 16:5-15, Romans 8:26, 1 Corinthians 12, Galatians 5:16-21, Ephesians 4:30, Ephesians 5:18, 2 Timothy 1:6, 2 Timothy 3:16 Implication: God’s Spirit is an integral part of our relationship with the triune God and our calling to share the Gospel with our community. *Next Steps: * Be born again. Accept Christ as your Savior and start developing your relationship with the Holy Spirit. Continue to invest in your relationship with the Holy Spirit. - Walk by the Spirit. - Be filled with the Holy Spirit. - Do not grieve the Holy Spirit. - Ask for the Holy Spirit. - Engage the Holy Spirit through scriptures. - Kindle afresh the gift of the Holy Spirit (through service). - Pray to the Holy Spirit.

This week on Footnotes: the crew discusses how John talks about love, propitiation, Agape in the old testament, and more!

Rob Croyle continues through the letters of John with a sermon that challenges us in how we love. Sermon Notes: 1 John 4:7-21 John 3:16-17 John 21:15-17 Implication: God is love; the world’s attempt to redefine love will always be insufficient. Next Step: Evaluate what cultural influences you have let water down your understanding of love. Implication: ** To the degree that you fear, God’s love has not been perfected in you. **Next Step: Allow Christ to address all your fears. Implication: You will see God through the way others love you; but you will know God’s love even more when you choose to love. *Next Step: * Through tangible actions, love people as if you are loving God.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn have a laugh about shortcomings and discuss heavenly relationships, purifying ourselves as an act of worship, and abiding.

Rob Croyle continues our series on the letters of John, with a message that challenges us in the intimacy of our relationship with God. Sermon Notes: John 1:12-13 1 John 3:1-24 1 John 5:1-4 Implication: You can be confident you are a child of God when you seek to obey His command to love as Christ loved you. Next Steps: Invest in your intimacy with Christ. Love people through tangible actions. Obey God, even when everything you see tells you differently.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Jenn, and Rob laugh about the many shortcomings from Sunday and then discuss John's writing technics, the 7 deadly sins, and unhealthy confession.

Logan Daily delivers the second sermon in our series on the letters of John, challenging us to consider that how we live our lives matters. Sermon Notes: 1 John 1:5-10 John 1:1-9 1 John 2:1-29 Implication: Your conduct as a Christian matters. Next Steps: Invest in community where confession is normal and healthy. Choose to aim for the target Christ gave you.

This week on **Footnotes: **Rob, Logan, and Jenn discuss gnosticism and other extra stuff from the first sermon in the series on the letters of John.

Rob Croyle opens up our series looking at the letters of John with a message that challenges us to ask some hard introspective questions as we pursue Jesus. *Sermon Notes: * 1 John 1:1-4 John 1:1-14 2 Corinthians 11:2-4 Koinónia — A deep abiding relationship. Implication: You do not get to define who Jesus is! You can reject Him, ignore Him, or join us in pursuing a deep personal relationship with Him and each other. Next Steps: Wrestle with the question, “How have I let culture, and what I presuppose to be true, define who Christ is and what it means to relate with Him?” Wrestle with the question, “Am I investing in community that helps me connect deeper with Christ? If so, am I helping others to connect as well?” Wrestle with the question, “Am I experiencing a deep connection with Christ, or am I settling for simply knowing about Him?”

This week on Footnotes: Rob, Jenn, and Logan discuss extra content around the reunion of Jacob and Esau.

Rob Croyle wraps up our series on Jacob with a sermon about facing our past and moving towards leaving the legacy we aspire to. *Sermon Notes: * Genesis 32 Genesis 33:1-4 Luke 15:20 2 Timothy 3:16 1 John 5:19-21 Righteousness, righteousness (tzedek, tzedek) you shall pursue. Deuteronomy 16:20 Implication: Hope is reborn when we willingly face God and our messy past through prayer and reconciliation. Next Step: Acknowledge those areas you have been avoiding reconciliation; spend time humbly praying for your next steps. Series Implication: Living out our part of the legacy well means finishing well. Next Steps: Regularly engage with the Lord through the scriptures. Live with intent for the Kingdom.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Jenn, and Rob discuss similarities between the story of Jacob fleeing Laban and a couple other stories for the OT, stealing idols, and the impact of living with mixed values.

Rob Croyle continues our series looking at Jacob and the continuation of the legacy of God's chosen people with a sermon about living with mixed values. Sermon Notes: Genesis 30:25-43 Genesis 31 Matthew 8:11 Matthew 20:25-28 Ephesians 4:22-25 Matthew 12:35-37 Matthew 4:19 Implication: Living a life of mixed values will bring chaos. Next Steps: Wrestle with the question, “Where are you choosing strength over weakness?” Wrestle with the question, “Where are you choosing deception over truth?” Wrestle with the question, “Where are you choosing to curse instead of bless?” Wrestle with the question, “In what ways are you choosing religiosity over the relationship with Christ?”